The 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is a
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...
event, that was held from June 26 to July 5, 2009 in
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
, Norway.
[Stavanger to host 2009 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips: "A fair battle with Moscow won by Norway," says FIVB President]
FIVB, February 29, 2008 The
Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Norway is the first
Northern Europe
The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe Northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other g ...
an country to host the event. The city of Stavanger had earlier hosted ten Open and Grand Slam events at the
SWATCH FIVB World Tour
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the ' ( FIVB), the ...
.
[
The 2009 event was the seventh official edition of the championship, after ten unofficial championships (1987–1996) all held in ]Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, Brazil.
The total Prize Money for 2009 was US$1 Million.[
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Medal summary
Men's competition
Round Robin
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Pool I
Pool J
Pool K
Pool L
Best Third Places
Play-off
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal Match
Gold medal Match
Women's competition
Round Robin
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Pool I
Pool J
Pool K
Pool L
Best Third Places
Play-off
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal Match
Gold medal Match
Final ranking
Women's competition
Men's competition
Men's US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship presented by ConocoPhillips June 26 – July 5, 2009
Beach Volleyball Database
The Beach Volleyball Database, also known as BVB Info, is an online website that tracks international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history, including results of continental and international tournaments.Alan KeckBeach Volleyball: Fan ...
References
External links
Official siteUS Broadcast
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